The Stereotypical Racial Class Given to Blacks Creates an Inferior Socioeconomic Class

In this essay, the author

• Explains that comedy begins with the formation of comedic writing and leads to current day comedy skit. early comedy dates back to greek and latin writers.
• Analyzes how race in comedy follows stereotypical viewpoints to create the racial character. racial humor creates a framework describing black characters, prevalent in many television programs.
• Analyzes how lenny henry's live and unleashed characterizes racial black stereotypes. he uses a concert film to display steve martin, richard pryor, and eddie murphy.
• Analyzes how chris rock highlights the difference in his comedy performances and film experiences. he uses repetition and hyperbole, components that give his voice an added impression of contempt that is not transferred in the text.
• Analyzes how language highlights race in the choice of words used by characters. the script for here and now called for a character to slap his sidekick when he said something dumb.
• Analyzes chappelle's use of the word 'nigger' in tv comedy with a twist — he uses the last name of white family in leave it to beaver in conjunction with common stereotypes, such as money responsibility, and seating availability.
• Analyzes how the taboo of using ‘nigger’ or any of its subsidiaries is questioned in its representation of black stereotypes.
• Analyzes the use of common mannerisms to define a stereotypical black character in television comedy. in the series martin, the main character played by martin lawrence follows many stereotypes.
• Analyzes coleman's analysis of african american viewers and the black situation comedy. both comedies were composed of a majority of black cast members with the main character being black.
• Analyzes how cummings' changing image of the black family on television ridiculed and humiliated black actors and characters, inviting mockery to the unflattering image of blacks.
• Explains that the difference in black and white female portrayals also describes black characters through mannerisms. pamela reid studied these differences by examining viewer evaluations of twelve behaviors observed in 110 example characters.
• Analyzes how early portrayals of black families lacked conclusive results. this image was not congruent with much of the television comedy past 1982.
• Analyzes how the family dynamic of black families in television comedy allude to the socioeconomic status stereotypically depicted of black families.
• Analyzes how the stereotypical racial class given to blacks in many television comedies creates a black character that fits an inferior socioeconomic status.
• Analyzes how consideration of each stereotype concludes an image of the black comedy character; they are seen as inferior and reliant on white superiors, having strong family ties, awkward in appearance, immature and silly, and black women are dominant and with less achievement.
• Cites bryant, j. a. (2001), television and the american family. routledge.
• Explains the role of black comedy in supporting stereotypes of black intellectual inferiority.